Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-09-28
.7onntv and State Items

a, cont $50 entries for articles
Uhe i Tadies' Department at Dover.
in the , iiaob her would run an ordinary
m chief Justice has decided that
Ing eu o realizes from the gamblers
the n 90 to the county instead OF the
State.
MI. Pow p. B. Lightner, who is col
I Inc, The the Episcopal fund for the do
lec.ip u delaware, got 81 200 at Milford
last week.
,noe Young man to meet your
AlaJI9 at the Dover Fair this week.
pes pes S emnsements will be grand and
I rTI will enjoy lots of fun.
Wilmington merchant has inven-
"a a seat that will enable girls to sit |
ls sSon not engaged in waiting upon Gus
. VIZ and is easily removed at Will.
This wear the Milford evapOratOrs,
ti u the high price that
n Lss ,roen fruit commanded, put out at
i 1nS 100 tons Of dried peaches, valued
roughly at not less than S5o,OOo.
The Srsser Journal utters aItruth in
.,,ing "the people are underneath
say" c," and the politicians are on top"
%Tbatis why the people are iavoring
A convention, and the politicians are
opposing 1t" =
revival Of unusual power IS IN
,,ogress at MarshalltOn under the lea
ar hin of the Rev. ]. d. {. Hanna Of
Tewport./ Though commenced only
week ago, p persons have been alreauy
converted.
The iron.ore pitt of G. P. Whitaker,
an Iron Hill. near Newark, are to be
rsonened and operated. WOrkmen are
now getting them in order. 1t is ex-
Deeted that a large force OF men Will be
given employment there soon.
There are between five and six thou
sand entries for premiums at the State
Fair The list of entries is One-third
L,r,.r tuAli cytr UcIUlv, and this GER
tainly will bethe greatest fair ever held
on the Peninsula if the weather Is favor
able.
Saturday morning Mayor Rhoads is
med an order directing his policemen
to notify all shOp-keepers, proprietors
Of drinking saloons, eating saloons,
cigar and candy stores, &c, that their
places of business must be closed on
Sunday.
Judge" Humphrey, editor of Erery
Erening. has returned from Germany
where he went two months ago to hunt
for total eclipse of the sun and to
make the acquaintance of his Dutch
uDcles. He looks we'll and hearty and
reports that he enjoyed his trip most
thoroughly.
The volumes of the laws recently is
sued havenOt all arrived from Philadel-
phia where they were bound. They
are expected this week, when !, 100 will
be sent to New Castle county 800 to
to Kent and 900 to Sussex county. The
two jOurnals will also be out about the
first Of October.
The new chapel built by the NJ. E
congregation of Dover for the cOnve.
nience of their fellow members in the
western part of that town, will be dedi.
Gated on Sunday next. The Rev. Drs
WN. Frysinger, of Baltimore, and L
A. Fernley, Of Philadelphia, will bC
present and assist in the services.
The eOlOred Odd Fellows of Middle
town, Odessa and the surrounding
country, held an all-day meeting and ;
parade in field north of Middleton
Op Saturday. The verdict of thos,
present was that ''it was cold and shiv
eHng all day." The meeting wa
largely attended by men and women
CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGHTER.-T
Jury in the case of Jackson Walker, col
ored On trial for murder in Wilmington
brought in verdict of manslaughte
Ills victim, Daniel c. Mulvey, whit
oOy, aged 10, died year ago frorG
naetured skull, which Walker inaicte
nine days before. Walker left the cit
VI inc evening of the quarrel, but wa
arrested and brought back.
The Denver Republican of Septembe
10 deyOtes considerable space to tn
National Editorial Association in TIL
guy last week. Among the brief pei
solal sketches Of those composing III
association is this one "Dr. II.
ollleher as the only delegate from De
a1aTe. de proudly wears as his badg
asOldea peach, and actively dissem
uaes whenever opportunity occurs til
merits Of his little State.
me passenger trains were caugI
without coal by the sudden drop
Ssdmperature on Saturday. Train n
70 On the Delaware division railroa
lOfsnoOund on Saturday evening, ca
,.su Jour car loads Of passengers wit
wv any hre in the cars, while Oh
1OElhg car was warmed The passe
III IN the other cars shivered a 90,
u'a, especially those who had no ext
$3.50 vosss SF wraps along, but everybody ]
ueu u as accidental and took Il
"'sle with rare good nature.
~. Eleven criminals were publicly viii
~ IN tne New Castle Jail yard Satu
-y lot larceny and theft. John Blaze
W. w george Douglass, Robert Sma
~ 80 ana Bayard Douglass, colorC
thu; gwen ten lashes each for pet
hay. ng and Alfred Tally, John ST
lssL NV ana Harry Harper. whites. I
h. anu TWO others five lashes eat
h ?. harper, cOlOred, in additi
bon"ty lashes, was placed for
MOI, .a 70 the pillOry Charles Blake. I
isbs5 iOes burglar, was severely pu
mthe pillory. ''''s' anu "n NJ
co0r, .ne strongest advocates in {
isW'y LOT a constitutional convent
Trea, =. 4. Treat at Georgetown. ]
ior ~ nAs been a citizen Of our couI
the ~ years, and no man knows bet
IT. us oI our people than he does
word rs and fully explains in forci
vo Saus now important r. IL that ev
n n irrespective of politics sbonId
and vo, pOsls on the first Of NOvem
eertaiD Ie lot anew constitution. ]
DeIawasy. true that many Of our
out.wo- ,e laws are fOssilized. old
70 briOa, and now is the emporium
Brsal-rs ABOUT the reform desire,
'aETdter Light.
The ~ oS appointment Of A. H. Cahall
moved ~ y clerk Of the peace has
for H. W se only candidate there
eonss ' Oulee OF register Of wills. Il
aud si0s vacant an, IN January next,
new can, 800. Ssahali is out Of the way
Deunsv1 y are mentioned. j. III
Harrisgo,osI Duck Creek, and job
frenssssson OF Milford. MI. DEM
for him propose making a strong
Der N III ar. Harrington was 4 N
will Car. iSse House, and his fri
nan u 4 sae reason that he was The
hupdssanso could have carried ii NJ Nj